Topic: Illumination Mario Movie

Giggling about death being a way out is not the same thing as having bad things happen to you. I'm not going to argue the merits of any tangent point made in the last few posts. The reality is clear: Luma IS talking about embracing death as a release from a difficult situation. And Luma IS giggling about it.

There's a tragic number of children fantasizing about death around the world; that shouldn't be minimized in a movie made for children. At least they had the "adults" gasp, but it's just too close for comfort and honestly, I think it perpetuates the same problem I've seen with many Illumination movies: their messaging is exceptionally reckless at times.

@Dev9417 i like to imagine that if anyone touches the saws they just ragdoll like in tf2 lol.

whats the general stance on chris pratt now? i personally think hes starting to sound more like mario.

@TheNumbr24 I think it is definitely something that will take getting used to, but as long as the movie itself is fun, especially for kids, nobody will really mind if he truly sounds like Mario. I think regardless, there will be plenty to enjoy about this movie. And to get to the point, I don't mind having him as a part of the Mario movie. As long as he is an asset to the film, I will enjoy it regardless.

@Dpullam yeah and in a lot of the new trailers hes sounding more and more like mario to me. i think he will at the very least be a decent va for mario

@TheNumbr24 Very much agreed, A different take on Mario, so to speak.

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Tickets obtained. One week to go until my first visit to a movie theater since November 2019…

@octokid This movie is definitely a good reason to go. I debated if it was worth it before most of the trailers were released and now I am sold on the prospect of seeing it in theatres. This is a good reason to take my family to an occasional movie theatre.

Got my tickets booked for tomorrow: not only did I manage to squeeze into the very first showing of it EVER in my local area, but I also managed to get the best seats possible (smack dab in the upper middle)!

I'm so damn excited guys.

I looked the schedule for Mario movie in my hometown Surabaya and it will be tomorrow 5 April 2023.
Great, I will prepare some snacks to watch the movie at local cinema.

Taking the family to see this Thursday. Can't wait, it's like a childhood dream come true.

Reviews are kinda all over the place, but I'm consistently seeing the sentiment that if you're a big Mario fan, you'll have a good time

@PikaPhantom So kinda like how it was with the sonic movie? I think I will enjoy it, it might not be the best thing ever, but I think it might be a step in the right direction for video game adaptations.

Definitely will be cool if both sonic and Mario come out with really decent video game adaptations. I might lean towards sonic more, but we will see.

@Snatcher
I wonder if SEGA and Nintendo collaborated to make Mario & Sonic movie like from the Olympic Games.

@Anti-Matter I would kill for that.

Those reviews that NL compiled into an article are absolutely full blown idiot sauce, I swear. The Rolling Stones guy sounded like he accidentally took the wrong drug instead of watching the movie. One goof said this new movie was worse than the original 1993 one. That’s just flat out ignorant. Actual children would give a better review of this movie, whether they hate it or like it. We don’t really need people in their mid thirties and forties reviewing yet another illumination film. It’s like asking a toddler to review breaking bad.

But again, sonic movie got critically panned as well, and both films turned out ok. I’m not super concerned, this will sell like mania due to the brand recognition alone.

@TheBigBlue did you read my comment, it's the top one.

@Owl1 it is indeed a movie

@TheBigBlue it's more movie than movie.

@Owl1 my brain hurts more than the Rolling Stones movie reviewer after watching the Super Mario Movie